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Beliefs/Practices
Kami
Creation Myth
100
The traditional faith of Japan.
What is Shinto?
100
A person or thing revered to be a god or goddess.
What is a deity?
100
The deity that created all the other gods.
Who is the First God?
100
The creator of Izanami and Izanagi.
Who is the First God?
200
The country of origin of the Shinto faith.
What is Japan?
200
Spirits found in every natural object.
What are kami?
200
The goddess of the sun.
Who is Amaterasu?
200
The children of Izanami and Izanagi.
Who were Amaterasu, Tsukiyomi, and Sosano?
300
The year the Shinto religion was founded.
What is 500 b.c.?
300
The place where kami live
What is the Spirit World?
300
The goddess of the moon.
Who is Tsukiyomi?
300
The goddess that all emperors claim lineage to.
Who is Amaterasu?
400
The other main religion in Japan.
What is Buddhism?
400
Cleansing done on a daily/weekly/annual basis.
What is purification?
400
The god of the sea and storms.
Who is Sosano?
400
The plant that the First God was born from.
What is bamboo?
500
The language Shinto is derived from.
What is Chinese?
500
Two stones connected by a rope that represent Izanami and Izanagi.
What are the Wedded Rocks?
500
A sacred place to pay dues or pray to the residing deities.
What is a place of worship?
500
The beginning of the world.
What is a small sphere of light?